Third-seeded Jessica Pegula was upset in the first round at Wimbledon, losing 6-2, 6-3 to 116th-ranked Elisabetta Cocciaretto for the American’s earliest exit at a Grand Slam tournament in five years.

With the win, Cocciaretto will advance to the second round at Wimbledon for the third time in her career. She made it as far as the third round in 2023, but missed the tournament in 2024 due to an illness.

American third seed Jessica Pegula admitted her shock straight-sets defeat against Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the Wimbledon first round was her ‘worst result of the year.’ Pegula was demolished 6-2,